PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin McDade (ranked 1606 p4p, 2167 weight class) and Ray Ruthlessness (ranked 219 p4p, 276 weight class). Ruthlessness has chosen Meek Mill - Going Bad (feat. Drake) as his entrance music. Kevin McDade could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ray Ruthlessness's chin.

McDade
vs
Ruthlessness

177 cm
22
170
7 - 5 - 0

182 cm
22
175
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

Gonzasco Q160 (159.9)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin McDade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Ruthlessness!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDade takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McDade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McDade walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ruthlessness takes one to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Ruthlessness.
The fighters circling - Ruthlessness throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDade punishes Ruthlessness's body with a nice straight punch.
Ruthlessness throws a body punch but McDade moves out of range.
McDade scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruthlessness throws a hook but McDade blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruthlessness.
McDade throws a hook to the side of Ruthlessness's head but Ruthlessness sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

McDade has closed the distance and engaged Ruthlessness in a clinch.
McDade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruthlessness fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDade's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDade misses with the head strike.
McDade blocks a body shot from Ruthlessness.
McDade tries a body shot but Ruthlessness blocks it.
A hook to the body from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDade scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDade.
Ruthlessness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruthlessness scores with a hook to the body.
McDade prevents a body shot from Ruthlessness.
Still in the clinch, McDade scores with a nice short uppercut.
McDade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruthlessness backwards.
McDade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDade misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruthlessness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from McDade.
Ruthlessness blocking some punches.
Ruthlessness lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ruthlessness lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ruthlessness lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDade backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruthlessness has a couple of punches blocked by McDade.
Ruthlessness misses with a body punch.
Ruthlessness struggles to land a body shot inside as McDade controls his hands.
McDade misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruthlessness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruthlessness lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McDade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruthlessness working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruthlessness blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDade.
Ruthlessness presses McDade against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDade misses with some punches.
McDade presses Ruthlessness against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McDade lands a shoulder strike.
Ruthlessness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDade tries to work over Ruthlessness's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDade blocking some punches.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruthlessness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDade.
McDade working aggressively here.
Ruthlessness throws a punch but it's blocked by McDade.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness tries to throw a body punch but McDade avoids it by throwing Ruthlessness back against the cage.
McDade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDade blocking some punches.
McDade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ruthlessness swings wildly with an uppercut but McDade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruthlessness misses with a punch to the body.
Ruthlessness swings wildly with an uppercut but McDade uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDade blocks an uppercut.
McDade lands with a left to the head.
McDade scores with a hook to the body.
McDade cracks Ruthlessness with a nice body shot.
Ruthlessness lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruthlessness blocks an uppercut.
Ruthlessness misses with the head strike.
McDade lands a nice uppercut.
McDade misses with the head strike.

McDade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDade connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDade. Ruthlessness does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness throws a jab when McDade was well out of range.
McDade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruthlessness throws the left hand but McDade avoids the punch easily.
Ruthlessness throws the left hand but McDade avoids the punch easily.
Ruthlessness throws a big shot that misses.
McDade throws a lazy right hand but Ruthlessness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruthlessness doesn't seem bothered though.

McDade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McDade blocks a body shot from Ruthlessness.
A head punch on the inside from McDade fails to land.
McDade pushes Ruthlessness back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDade has a couple of punches blocked by Ruthlessness.
A short right from McDade on the inside.
Ruthlessness misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruthlessness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruthlessness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruthlessness tries to throw a body punch but McDade avoids it by throwing Ruthlessness back against the cage.
McDade prevents a body shot from Ruthlessness.
McDade misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDade blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin McDade dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A shot to the liver by Ruthlessness. Beautiful body shot.
McDade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruthlessness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruthlessness loads up on a big right hand but McDade slips the punch.

McDade clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Ruthlessness fails to land.
McDade lands an uppercut.
McDade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruthlessness can do to turn this around?
Ruthlessness lands with a short shot to the head.
Kevin McDade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McDade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruthlessness tries a body shot but McDade blocks it.
A short uppercut from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruthlessness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruthlessness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruthlessness lands a shoulder strike.
McDade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruthlessness prevents a body shot from McDade.
Ruthlessness tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruthlessness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDade working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthlessness throws a head punch that misses.
Ruthlessness tries a body shot but McDade blocks it.
Ruthlessness working aggressively here.
Ruthlessness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruthlessness swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruthlessness lands a nice uppercut.
McDade lands a body shot in the clinch.
McDade has a couple of punches blocked by Ruthlessness.
McDade lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Ray Ruthlessness has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDade.
Ruthlessness prevents a body shot from McDade.
Ruthlessness working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDade blocks a body shot from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruthlessness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ruthlessness tries a body shot but McDade blocks it.
McDade prevents a body shot from Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness has a couple of punches blocked by McDade.
McDade tries a body shot but Ruthlessness blocks it.
Ruthlessness throws a punch but it's blocked by McDade.

McDade drags the fight down to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

McDade is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruthlessness wants to control from the top but McDade keeps moving.
Ruthlessness scoring with some ground and pound.
McDade has momentary wrist control but Ruthlessness slips an elbow through the middle.
McDade being controlled here, momentarily.
McDade keeping full guard, as Ruthlessness tries to pass.

McDade looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

McDade throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

McDade escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ruthlessness gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ruthlessness postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McDade keeping moving, preventing Ruthlessness from controlling successfully.
Ruthlessness with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McDade keeping moving, preventing Ruthlessness from controlling successfully.

McDade is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ruthlessness defends well.

McDade escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ruthlessness gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McDade keeping moving, preventing Ruthlessness from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruthlessness's corner is telling him to maintain position.

McDade had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ruthlessness defends it easily.
Ruthlessness wants to control from the top but McDade keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

McDade is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ruthlessness content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ruthlessness postures up and lands a big shot to McDade's brow.

McDade looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ruthlessness trying to control the position from guard on top but McDade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruthlessness chips away with some ground and pound.
Ruthlessness slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ruthlessness working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McDade's head.

McDade has his foot on Ruthlessness's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ruthlessness works his way back into a safe position though.
McDade keeping moving, preventing Ruthlessness from controlling successfully.
Ruthlessness is in close to McDade's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ray Ruthlessness will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ray Ruthlessness's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ruthlessness is looking to clinch but McDade is avoiding it.
Ray Ruthlessness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ruthlessness gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from McDade fails to land.
Ruthlessness swings wildly with an uppercut but McDade uses good head movement to avoid it.
McDade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruthlessness scores with a nice hook to the head.
McDade lands a right hand.
McDade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Ruthlessness as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruthlessness.
McDade lands a hook that snaps the head of Ruthlessness backwards.
McDade misses with a punch to the body.
Ruthlessness has a couple of punches blocked by McDade.
McDade lands a left hand.
McDade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McDade swings wildly with an uppercut but Ruthlessness uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDade misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthlessness lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruthlessness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDade throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness throws a punch but it's blocked by McDade.
McDade throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from McDade on the inside.
Ruthlessness scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruthlessness misses with the head strike.
McDade lands with a short shot to the head.
McDade misses with the head strike.
Ruthlessness has a couple of punches blocked by McDade.
McDade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruthlessness fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ruthlessness scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Ruthlessness on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruthlessness works on McDade's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruthlessness fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness misses with a punch to the body.
Ruthlessness throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDades head.
McDade misses with a punch on the inside.
McDade wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McDade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ruthlessness throws a head punch that misses.
McDade has a couple of punches blocked by Ruthlessness.
Ruthlessness misses with some punches.
Ruthlessness lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, McDade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ruthlessness tries to throw a body punch but McDade avoids it by throwing Ruthlessness back against the cage.
Ruthlessness misses with a punch on the inside.
McDade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruthlessnesss head.
Ruthlessness misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for McDade.
Ruthlessness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruthlessness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruthlessness misses with some punches.
Ruthlessness can't find room to land a body shot as McDade controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthlessness misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McDade.
McDade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruthlessness blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

McDade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McDade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McDade tries to clinch there but Ruthlessness circles away.
Ruthlessness swings for the body but McDade moves out of range.
McDade scores with a jab.
McDade lands with a hook. Ruthlessness tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

McDade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from McDade.
Ruthlessness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruthlessness lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ruthlessness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDade lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDade lands with a right to the head.
McDade misses with the head strike.
McDade lands a right hand.

Ruthlessness is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDade works on Ruthlessness's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruthlessness takes a shot to the head.
Ruthlessness is still on wobbly legs! Can McDade finish him?
McDade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDade pushes Ruthlessness against the cage. McDade is working some dirty boxing. McDade pushes off with a quick right hook! Ruthlessness goes down! Ruthlessness tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! McDade moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin McDade!